Bandage-dispensing device



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INVENTORS JanA-Swanson ArfzoZdA.P0lak Patented pr. 25, 192'?.

JOHN A. SWANSON, OF WALTI-IAM, MASSACHUSETTS, AND ARNOLD A; WATERBURY,CONNECTICUT.

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PoLLAK, or

BANDAGE-DISPENSING DEVICE,

Application filed October 27, 1924. Serial No. 745,995.

rllhis invention relates to dispensing apparatus and more particularlyto a device for dispensing bandages, and the like.

One object of this invention is to provide a sanitary bandagedispensing` machine in which it will be impossible for the unusedbandage strip to be contaminated by contact with. the fingers of theuser.

A further object is to provide a bandage l@ dispensing device providedwith cups adapted to receive the common type of tightly wound bandagerolls. and haring means for feeding strips of bandage therefrom withoutthe necessity of rewinding lsaid rolls upon lo reels or cores.

fr further object is to provide a device of the above nature which willbe simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy tomanipulate, compact in size, and 0 very efficient and durable in use.

`With these and other objects in view there has been illustrated on theaccompanying drawing one form in which the invention may be convenientlyembodied in practice.

25 'Figa 1 represents a side view, partly in section and partly brokenaway, of the bandage dispensing machine.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, also shown partly in section andpartly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the saine taken on a plane just belowthe top cover of the casing: l

Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofone of the roll-holding cups.

In the ordinary use of a bandage roll, when a strip is being removedtherefrom, it is diiiicult, if not impossible, to prevent the unusedportion of the roll from becoming soiled and contaminated by the handsof the user.

By means of the present invention the above and other disadvantages havebeen avoided. This has been accomplished bv providing a casing withinwhich are located a plurality of metallic cups for holding said bandagerolls and through which the strips of bandage may be drawn wheneverdesired.

f' "0 Referring now to the drawings 1n which like reference numeralsdenote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeralindicates the base ofthe casing, said casing also having a front Walll1, a

' casing in'any suitable manner as by rivet-ing.

vplaten 32 and the knife member 35 are rear wall 12, atop wall 18, andside wallsr55' 1st and 15. Y y

rlhe side walls are preferably made detachable from the casing and areadapted to be held in place at their front ends by cleats 16 and 17, andat rtheir rear ends by rotary latches 18 and 19, said latches havinghand knobs 20 Vand 21 located youtside the casing. By means of thisconstruction it will be possible for the operator by manipulating the`knobs`20 and 21 to readily re- 65 move the` sidewalls 111 andl ofthecasing whenever it is desired to recharge the device with fresh bandagerolls.

In order yto loosely hold the bandage rolls within the casing whereAthey will beprotected from dust and other,y unsanitary sources, a seriesof horizontal cups 22, 23, 24, are provided, Said cups being supportedby spring clips 25. The clips are rigidly mounted at equally spacedintervals upon an 75 upright member 27 located near the rear of thecasing. The member .J7 has its lowerv end bent laterally toform aViiange '28, said flange being` secured to the V.base 10 of the Each ofthe clips 25 is preferably provided on its inner face with a lug 29adapted to register with an indentation 30 in the rollholding cup,which4 is adapted to be inter@ changeably carried thereby.

In order to permit the strips of bandage Y or othermaterial to bereadily drawn out` of the cups, each of the latter. has a slot 31extending from the openV end nearly `to they base thereof.

The slots 31 of the cups are preferably so arranged that the ban-dagestrips may be fed out horizontally toward the front of the casing.Horizontal platens 82 are located between the cups and the front 11v ofthe casing and serve to support the bandage strips as they are beingdrawn out for use. Each of the platens 32 has a pair of side iianges 33to guide the edges of the bandage strip and has a depen-ding ilange 34at its forward end adapted to rest upon a knife member 35, the edge 36of which is slightly below the plane of the platen. The

adapted to be secured to .the front of the casing in any suitablemanner, as by rivets 37. The bandage strips are adapte-dl to be andplaten drawn through slots 38 located in the front of the casing inalinement with the slots 31 The upper part of each of the slots 38 isbent outwardly to prevent (he possibility of injury to the lingers ofthe user by the knife 36.

In order to feed the strips of bandage forward and out of the casingprovision is made of a series of rollers 39.0f soft rubber or otherresilient material, said rollers being adapted to press down upon saidplaten 32. The rollers39 are carried upon shafts 40, said shafts beingrotatably mounted in a pair of uprights 4l and 42 having flanges 43 and4lirespeetively adapted to be riveted to the base 10 of the casing.

The left hand Yends of the shafts. 40, as viewed iny Fig. 2 are providedwith hand knobs 45, by means of which the'roller 39 can be manipulatedto feed forward the particular size of bandage desired.

In order to hold the bandage rolls prop- Verly positioned within thecups, covers 48 may be provided, said covers comprising flat discshaving three upstanding lugs 49 adapted to embrace the sides of cups,and being readily removable therefrom whenever it is desired toreplenish thedevice by inserting` new rolls when the original rolls havebeen exhausted.

rThe rollers 39 are prevented from accidental reverse movement by meansof ratchets 46 and pawls 4'?, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

Vhile in the present illustrated embodiment of the invention, only onesize of cup is disclosed, it will be understood that cups of differentdiameters may be employed within the same casing` so as to accommodatebandage rolls of different dimensions.

One advantage Yof the present invention is that no cores or reels of anydescription are needed, permitting the common type of tightly woundbandage rolls to be used in their original forms.

IVhile there has been disclosed in this speciieation one form in whichthe invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this formisshown for .the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention isnot to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modified andembodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. Inshort, the invention includes all the modifications and embodimentscomingl within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new,and'for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a bandage-dispensing device, a Cas ing having a slot in one side,a holder in said casing, a removable hollow supporting containercarriedjby said holder for loosely carrying` a bandage roll, saidcontainer having a slot in alinen'iei'itwith the slot in said casing, ahorizontal guiding platen located between said supporting containerand'said casing, and a manually-operated roller pressing against said'platen for propelling av strip of bandage along said platen and outthrough the slot in said casing.

Q. In a bandage-dispensing device, a easing having a slot in one side, avertical standard in said casing, a clip on said stand.

ard, a removable hollow supporting con-V tainer carried by said clip,said container being adapted to loosely carry a bandage roll and havingal slot in alinement with the slot in said easing, a horizontal guidingplaten located between said supporting container and the wall of saidcasing, and a manually-operated roller pressingV against said platen,said roller having manipulating means extending outside of rsaid casing,whereby a strip of bandage may be readily propelled in antisepticcondition along said alaten and out through the slot in sai-d casing.

In testimony whereof, I have a'HiXed' my signature to thisspeciiication.

JOHN A. swANsoN. n

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature to this specification.

ARNOLD A. PoLLAK.

